You know the saying goes: "Every successful person is a 10-year overnight success"

“When we take on a big goal, it’s always going to be difficult at first. For some reason we forget that just showing up, and continuing to try, is going to get us there.” - Kyle Maynard

Lao Tzu said: “Watch your thoughts, for they become words; watch your words, for they become actions; watch your actions, for they become habits; watch your habits, for they become character; [...]

"I tell people that their first Ironman should be their best one, because that (finishing) should be their only expectation." - Julie Moss

"The starting point of all achievement is desire." - Napoleon Hill

"I really think slopestyle is fascinating because someone like me, who grew up on a small mountain, can still excel. The size of the hill doesn't matter. All that matters is the kind of jumps and [...]

“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” - Steve Maraboli

Muhammad Ali said: "It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself."

Today’s show is the start of our Pep Talk Weekend. Something you can use for yourself, your team or even at work, whether you are doing sales, business or engineering.

“It’s about standing and being counted and saying you’re proud of who you are.” - Megan Rapinoe

“You take a crash, you get back up and next time you succeed and that’s a great feeling." - Shaun White

“Live life with a passion, because without passion life is nothing Listen to your heart, because you can change the world if you listen with your heart. And when you do, then you can start [...]

“Only one guy can be world champion, and so if everyone else thought they were failures you’d have no one left on the grid.” - Mark Webber

"You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you." - Dan Millman

"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the [...]

“You should be able to recover your equilibrium, your balance faster than the opponent and find any fault in his balance and take advantage of that." - Moshe Feldenkrais

In today’s show, you will quickly learn the 3 most important questions to ask yourself when it comes to being in a competitive environment, aspiring to be an athlete, training for a game or when [...]

So you’ve got down and dirty for the past 6 months to a year, grinding day in day out, practicing everything you needed to withstand the test of your sport as much as you can. You endured pain, [...]

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” - Bruce Lee

For serious athletes in sports, trailing is never something anyone hopes to be experiencing. However, it’s part of the game. Everyone will experience this at any point in their lives as a [...]

In today’s episode, I would like to share this one mastery tip used by most professional athletes and very few ordinary amateurs when it comes to taking shots. It makes a real difference to your [...]

The thoughts in our minds make things so complicated, yet when it comes to getting rid of bad thoughts, we tend to focus on them instead. So we can’t think of them, yet we also can’t suppress [...]

I know that many of you are working to “train like you compete and compete like you train”. Problem is many athletes think that they just have to close their eyes and work their butts [...]

The simplest strategy when it comes to coping with emotion to boost your performance is actually through proper breathing techniques. I remember back in my University days, I used to go for [...]

Setting goals and making plans are tedious, because you are literally laying your future in place when you know things will change. Why set goals when you know your plans are never fixed?

Do you know that besides being tough mentally and using sports psychology skills to dominate your game, tricking your mind is another proven way for you to take your game to the next level.

I’m going to call this week the tennis week, maybe because I’m having the blues that US Open is over. Also, I talked a little bit about tennis in the last episode and I think I will touch on [...]

With the weaker player, you may feel confident, yet due to that confidence of knowing you will be able to beat that player, you start to fear the worst. At the same time, with a weaker player [...]

As a competitive athlete, you don’t take part in sports to build your character. Build your character and shape up before you contribute to your team or sport. “Sports do not build character, [...]

Even in sports, vocabulary is very important in dictating how your actions will turn out. Especially in competitive sports, what you say and how your actions will turn out will eventually dictate [...]

Once in awhile I love sharing valuable lessons with you. This one is no different. For many of you, there are so many skills to pick up in a sport. Even running itself is not just a get up and go [...]

We’re all familiar with what stress is. It can pull us down or lift us up depending on how we deal with it. Sometimes although two heads are better than one, training together with more than one [...]

It’s common to hear many athletes take themselves as their "worst enemy”. It’s true, even if we put in our best effort to train up and prepare for the worst, there will always be this devil in [...]

“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure [...]

Besides pure hardwork, knowing yourself is the secret to giving that extra edge in your performance. Here's what I learned from Jon Kabat-Zinn, George Mumford and Phil Jackson “To become [...]

"You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose." - [...]

"You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose." - [...]

You have unanswered frustrations which hamper your performance, what is the toughest nut you are trying to crack? This show is all about you, I want to learn more about you, your sport and your story.

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." - Hellen Keller What do you know about the principles to mental [...]

"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching" - Jim Afremow First of all, what do champions have in common? [...]

Something must tell you if you are doing right or wrong and besides having a coach to guide you, being mindful of your performance metrics can bring you closer to your true potential faster than [...]

Letting fear take over means letting your dreams slip away. What’s the point of setting goals and working so hard to let fear take over your body? Limit fear not your potential. "The fears we [...]

“In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature" - Bruce Lee Right now, the term “mindfulness” is exploding! Although it has been steadily [...]

This is a sequel to yesterday’s show (episode 43) on why athletes just refuse to visit a sports psychologist “Sometimes your disappointments make you a stronger person for the future" - Blanka [...]

We will examine the many reasons athletes, parents and coaches give for being reluctant to engage the services of a sports psychologist. Each reason is followed by comments that explain why the [...]

“Guys who might not be superstars but because of their hustle, because of the little things they do, these are the guys who can really mean the difference between winning and losing” - Dwayne [...]

The World Health Organization defines the concept of mental health very clearly. They say it is "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the [...]

There a number of athletes coming to me with questions that they conjure up in their own world of complexity that they just cannot think straight, if you are like them, this episode is for [...]

There a number of athletes coming to me with questions that they conjure up in their own world of complexity that they just cannot think straight, if you are like them, this episode is for [...]

Today, I would like to lay down what a coach specialised in this intricate and complex muscle called "the mind" can decipher and help you think straight when you can run berserk. "You have to [...]

Recently I came across a few zen concepts derived from Zen Buddhism that can help you reach a flow state and arrive at the zone in your sport and life. It’s something you can apply to find that [...]

Are you looking for ways to keep your emotions in check in intense moments? Do you wish you can just shout at someone to feel better. Please do not do that, there is always a better way. Tune in [...]

2 questions in this show will set a path to work on that masterpiece inside of you before you take on the world in whatever sport you are in. Start now! “Your reputation is what you perceived [...]

Practice as you compete and compete as you practice “If I’m nervous, it means I had to work hard to get there, whether it’s playing in a tournament or speaking at an event. So I try to stop [...]

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” - Lao Tzu Here are the basic 27 questions for you to ponder this week to help you stay on track towards the goals you [...]

When you are in competitive sports, not only do you need to bounce back, you need to bounce back in the shortest time possible and quickly do something to dominate the game. “The difference [...]

If you are set out to impress, then you are set out for regrets “Be more conscious of yourself, don’t be self-conscious." - Jim Rohn Have you ever had moments in training or match where [...]

Ego is that special ingredient that can improve your confidence level to boost your performance in your sport. “Ego is about raising your level of consciousness, ego is a sense of you that’s [...]

Deliver your best in the moment that really matters "The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be [...]

"How you run the race - your planning, preparation, practice, and performance - counts for everything. Winning or losing is a by-product, and after effect, of that effort." - John Wooden Are [...]

“The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs." - James Allen What do you hear most often when you tell people you are scared before a big game [...]

It’s hard to be unstoppable, but it’s possible if you figure out your reason to be a phenomenal version of yourself with relentless pursuit. Use this strategy and you will get there sooner than [...]

“Criticism is something you can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” - Aristotle Today, I would like to share something slightly different based on an experience [...]

"In sport, mental imagery is used primarily to help you get the best out of yourself in training and competition. The developing athletes who make the fastest progress and those who ultimately [...]

“Peak performance in life isn't about succeeding all the time or even being happy all the time. It's often about compensating, adjusting, and doing the best you can with what you have right now.” [...]

“Peak performance in life isn't about succeeding all the time or even being happy all the time. It's often about compensating, adjusting, and doing the best you can with what you have right now.” [...]

“Coachable is to be Someone who is committed to his or her own development; who is hungry for feedback from others and open to anything that may improve his or her self.” - Mike Kennedy, Coaching [...]

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“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – Ernest Hemingway Today, I got a little philosophical about winning a medal and achieving [...]

“I fear no the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” – Bruce Lee When trying to accomplish your goals, remember the power of [...]

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein Yes we have to put in all we’ve got when trying to master [...]

“The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled [...]

“A genius without a roadmap will get lost in any country but an average person with a roadmap will find their way to any destination” – Brian Tracy It’s fine to go on the road less [...]

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is [...]

If you listen to Dale Carnegie’s words, he said, “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit at home and think about it. [...]

Evander Holyfield once said, “It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.” Showing gratitude is not complicated, although it’s not exactly measurable, it is [...]

Aristotle famously said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a HABIT.” If you are listening to this show, chances are you are already an athlete, [...]

Jim Rohn once said, “Success is something you attract and accumulate by the person you become” I believe you are a Star Player, an athlete always aspiring to grow and contribute with the best of [...]